Description

Belladonna meets Norse mythology in this gorgeous dark fantasy debut that follows a teen who accidentally awakens an imprisoned draugr and must follow him into a deadly magical forest to rescue her grandmother

Never go beyond the stave church

Within Tiveden Forest bloodthirsty monsters known as draugr lurk behind every tree and secrets run through the soil like twisted roots When her grandmother vanishes into the forest Astrid wont let Crohns disease get in the way of finding her But in searching for her lost loved one Astrid soon uncovers an even greater mystery

A conflict thats haunted her village and family for generations
An ancient blood oath her ancestor made to protect them
A deadly draugr imprisoned for centurieswho Astrid accidentally awakens

Newly revived Soren first mistakes Astrid for her ancestor his exlover turned enemy Astrid cant tell if he would rather kill her or kiss her But Soren knows the forest better than anyone and Astrid quickly realizes that shell need his help to rescue her grandmother

The deeper they venture into Tiveden the closer Astrid gets to the cold alluring Soren and the truth behind her grandmothers disappearance To save her home a dark ritual must be performed before Midwinterand only Astrid can fulfill her ancestors blood oathor break it

That is if Sorenor the forestdoesnt break Astrid first